Development of Antioxidant Jelly Using Tropical Fruits

Abstract

Orange extract and melon extract are suggested to be included with mango, passion fruit and pineapples as active ingredients that may increase the effectiveness of other bioactive components in fruit jelly minimizing human body from the risk of civilisation diseases. 15,16,17 Recently, food formulated with natural antioxidants as functional ingredient has been increasing in the market as people tend to seek health through the food they consume. Moreover, the fruit jelly is one of the most consumed desserts enjoyed by pleasant texture and ease of digestion. 18 Traditionally, various types of fruits in different forms, such as juice, puree, and concentrate have been used in the formulation of jelly products to produce dessert with health benefits. 19,20,21 The use of fruits in formulation of jelly has been correlated with development of pleasant flavour and color. 22 Besides, gelling agents, sweeteners, colouring, and flavourings are commonly used in the preparation of jelly to enhance the sensorial characteristics. 23 To increase consumer acceptance on jelly with excellent nutritional value without affecting taste and texture of the end product, tropical fruits that naturally contain antioxidants have recently been used as functional ingredients in jelly formulation. 24 This previous study has shown positive finding in bioactive compound and sensorial acceptance of product Therefore, in this study, antioxidant jelly was formulated using mango, passion fruit and pineapple juice as base ingredients and analysed for their nutritional composition, physicochemical, phytochemical, and sensory properties. Materials and Methods MaterialsRipe Manila mango (Mangifera indica), yellow passion fruit (Passiflora flavicarpa) and Moris pineapple fruit (Ananas comosus) were bought in August 2022 from local supplier in Pagoh, Malaysia and the fruits were identified by plant botanists TB/RD/LOC/172/0922. Ingredients such as orange powder, melon powder, acesulfame K, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, carrageenan, Konjac Glucomannan, citric acid and sodium citrate were bought from online shopping platform.